September 9, 1844 ~ Monday 9th Monday wind still in the north lake rough. we did not leave port but spent the day in Chicago September 10, 1844 ~ Tuesday 10th Left Chicago in the morning Passed Little Port New Port and arived at Milwakie in the morning September 11, 1844 ~ Wednesday 11th Wind still in the north we went into the river and spent the day and night September 12, 1844 ~ Thursday 12th Wind changed ...

February 28, 1845 ~ Friday 28th It was on this [day that] [page smudged] I Paid Mitten & that the meeting or council was held & McGoughy cut off instead of the 27th. March 1, 1845 ~ Saturday March 1st 1845. My Birth Day Aged 38 Years. Born March 1st 1807 [FIGURE] I recieved a letter to day from a friend containing a copy of a letter Dated Pittsburgh Jan 30, 45 written by John Greenhow at ...

The recepts of the office during the same time was ownly £[blank]— [blank]— [blank] leaving the office in debt at the present time £[blank]— [blank]— [blank]— [blank] as a balance between recepts & expendutures. I also informed Br Young of the deep laid plot of our enemies John Greenhow Samuel Bennett & others of trying to rob the Church in England of the copyright of the doctrins & Covenants &c [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to M [blank] ^Secretary at Stationers Hall ...

why yet remains a secret. He did not ask us our names untill we left next morning distance 10 m July 20, 1843 ~ Thursday 20th We walked 2 miles to Br Jackson who was cradling wheat we went with him to his house he gave us a sovreign to assist us on our Journey we then walked back to the City of Cincinnati & we were weary with our Journey making 15 miles we had walked 14 mi July 21, 1843 ~ Friday 21 [FIGURE] ...

July 27, 1843 ~ Thursday 27th As the water was so low we could not get up the river we stoped near Beaver passed through the town to Bridgewater here we took stage for Pittsburgh 28 miles on the way we stoped at Econemy the town founded by Mr Wrap it is esstablished sumthing upon the principles of Shakerism they raise much grain fruit & make wine from the pur juse of the grape. we drank ...

& reorganized the Church but it left the Church in no better situation. Elder Young reproved Elder Page some for undoing alone what three of the quorum had done together. He also spoke of the instruction that Br Joseph spoke of ie to be gentle & mild in our teaching & not to Battle the Sects any more at present but win the affections of the people, we had a good time to the people together we met in the evening at

over his children & his wife in wrighteousnes then he will be capable of Presiding over a branch of the Church but many Elders are contending about presiding over Churches when they are not capable of presiding over themselve or the least child I have they have. Again the first Principle of our cause & work is to understand that their is a prophet in the Church & that he is at the head of the Church on Earth. who called Joseph Smith to be a prophet? Did the people ...

the gospel & knowing the signs do follow, then I ask does these things harm any one, No they do not. In speaking of the kingdom of God, he said the kingdom must be together the people must be together & gatherd into one place. For how would the king of france or England look undertaking to reign over a kingdom when the people were scatterd all over the world except in france or England they could not reign over a people unless a people were with those kings to ...

is to contain the water to be forced into it from the Alleghaney River to water the city from this place we had a fair view of the City below & it truly sends forth its colums of smoke & blackness that arises from the cole fires that propels the numer ous engines as the main spring of all the founderies manufacturies & works of the valey of the city of Pittsburgh. We then desended the hill & visited the city water works or ...

August 3, 1843 ~ Thursday Aug 3rd We parted with the Saints in Pittsburgh & took stage for Baltimore their was six of us of the quorum of the Twelve viz B Young. H. C. Kimball. O. Pratt. J. E. Page W. Woodruff & G. A. Smith. We traveld about 25 miles along the River & over the mountains whare Rocks hung in mases almost over our heads ...